Rimavská Sobota weather in April

In April, Rimavská Sobota sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 3°C, with 52 mm of precipitation across 9.4 wet days and about 13.4 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Rimavská Sobota's 4th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Rimavská Sobota's year-round climate.

Daytime high
15°
6th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
52 mm
9.4 wet days
Daylight
13 h 24 min
4:58 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
60%
4th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.61 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.6
out of 10

Rimavská Sobota is town in Slovakia.

Density
276/km²
people per km²
Founded
1268

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 18°C by the end.

A typical April day in Rimavská Sobota reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 3°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 9°C and 21°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 6°C warmer than March and about 5°C cooler than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1121
2121
3131
4132
5132
6132
7132
8132
9142
10142
11143
12143
13143
14143
15153
16153
17154
18154
19164
20164
21164
22175
23175
24175
25175
26185
27186
28186
29186
30186

How April really feels in Rimavská Sobota

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 8 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
8
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Rimavská Sobota weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 6th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -6°378.168.60.0
Feb / -4°408.75.89.90.0
Mar / -1°428.22.411.61.8
Apr15° / 529.40.313.44.6
May20° / 7012.10156.0
Jun23° / 11°7512.3015.86.5
Jul25° / 13°7912.1015.56.5
Aug25° / 13°6210.2014.16.9
Sep20° / 568.6012.46.3
Oct14° / 569.30.210.63.9
Nov / 559.72.291.0
Dec / -4°449.34.98.20.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14456
24357
34456
44456
54357
64357
74258
84357
94357
104258
114357
124357
134357
144357
154456
164555
174753
184753
194852
204852
214951
225050
235149
245248
255149
265149
275149
285149
295050
304951

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Rimavská Sobota gets around 52 mm of rain and snow over 9.4 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202530
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1284
2284
3283
4293
5293
6302
7302
8312
9311
10321
11321
12321
13321
14331
15331
16331
17331
18331
19331
20331
21331
22331
23321
24321
25321
26331
27331
28330
29340
30340

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
11000
21000
31000
41000
51000
61000
71000
81000
91000
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30982

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of April to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 102 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 4:31 AM, and sunset from 6:00 PM to 6:43 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:296:00
212.65:276:02
312.65:246:03
412.75:226:05
512.85:206:06
612.85:186:08
712.95:166:09
812.95:146:11
913.05:126:12
1013.15:106:14
1113.15:086:15
1213.25:066:17
1313.25:046:18
1413.35:026:20
1513.45:006:21
1613.44:586:23
1713.54:566:24
1813.54:546:26
1913.64:526:27
2013.64:506:29
2113.74:486:30
2213.84:466:32
2313.84:446:33
2413.94:426:35
2513.94:406:36
2614.04:386:37
2714.04:366:39
2814.14:356:40
2914.14:336:42
3014.24:316:43

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 4.61 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.9 kWh/m² to a high of 5.67 kWh/m² in June across the year — April's 4.61 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Bright
24.0Bright
34.1Bright
44.1Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.5Bright
144.5Bright
154.6Bright
164.6Bright
174.7Bright
184.7Bright
194.8Bright
204.8Bright
214.8Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Rimavská Sobota?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.6
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.6
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a reasonable time to visit Rimavská Sobota for sightseeing.

What to pack for Rimavská Sobota in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Rimavská Sobota sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 3°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Rimavská Sobota in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Rimavská Sobota peaks around July 13 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 7 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighModerateLowJul 13UV 8Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun7Very high
Jul8Very high
Aug7High
Sep5Moderate
Oct3Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is Rimavská Sobota?

Rimavská Sobota sits at 48.4°N, 20.0°E, 208 m above sea level, in Slovakia. The nearest listed city is Lučenec, 27 km away.

LučenecÓzdSalgótarjánKazincbarcikaRožňavaBreznoDiósgyőrEger

Topography around Rimavská Sobota

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Rimavská Sobota.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Rimavská Sobota has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m around an average of 236 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 381 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Rimavská Sobota is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, trees (42%), cropland (36%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and cropland (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
173 m
16 km
381 m
80 km
1,980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Lučenec 27 km · Ózd 28 km · Salgótarján 36 km · Kazincbarcika 48 km · Rožňava 49 km · Brezno 55 km · Diósgyőr 58 km · Eger 59 km

Slovakia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type C / E / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 58% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$28,544
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
1.1
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
6.1
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 606
Religion
Roman Catholic 56%none 24%Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5%Greek Catholic 4%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Rimavská Sobota (48.3828°, 20.0224°, elevation 208 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).